Curated OER
US Energy Geography
The maps display the statistics for energy consumption and power production, state by state. They are tremendous visual aids for your natural resources unit. Consider having your class compare energy consumption versus production, or...
eSchool Today
E School Today: Renewable Energy Sources
Learn what renewable energy is, the different types, and why it's important to conserve energy.
US Department of Energy
U.s. Department of Energy: Energy Basics: Renewable Energy: Geothermal
Find out about renewable energy resources using geothermal technologies as the source. Learn how scientists have discovered how to utilize sustainable heat from the Earth using several methods.
US Energy Information Administration
U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Energy Sources: Renewable
Learn about renewable energy sources including biomass, which includes biofuels, hydropower, geothermal, wind, and solar.
US Energy Information Administration
U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Renewable Geothermal Energy Energy From the Earth's Core
Did you know that the earth produces incredible amounts of heat or geothermal energy? This heat can escape in dramatic volcano eruptions, but it can also escape as steam through geysers and other sources. Learn how this heat can be...
US Energy Information Administration
U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Timelines: Geothermal
Timeline of key milestones in the use of geothermal as a source of energy, starting with the first geothermal power plant built in Italy, in 1904.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Geothermal Heat Pump Basics
Basic information about how these heat pumps function and where they can be used.
Energy4Me
Energy4me: Geothermal
Find out how geothermal energy is used as a source of usable electricity.